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If you’re acquainted with everything that happens on the market as far as the realm of mobile phones is concerned, then I’m sure you already know about the fact that Sprint announced the availability of the HTC Touch Pro together with Touch Diamond a month ago, but we got to the day when we finally know the official launch date. This is no more, no less than the continuing of HTC’s long tradition of working together with Sprint to bring cutting edge products like the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro to market.

Therefore, HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, launched three days ago the HTC Touch Pro for Sprint. Bringing a beautiful new angle to business productivity, the HTC Touch Pro uses styling and functionality similar to the recently launched HTC Diamond and introduces a variety of business-enhancements that make getting work done on-the-go quick and easy.



The Touch Pro is equipped with a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen, a 3.2 megapixel camera with camcorder function, autofocus, flash and video calling, an internal memory of 512 MB flash, 288 MB RAM, microSD support (SD 2.0 compatible) that can expand memory up to 16 GB, a slide-out five-row QWERTY keyboard and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS.

On the other hand, Touch Pro measures 4.17 x 2.05 x 0.70 inches and weighs 5.3 ounces. It supports CDMA 2000 1X/EVDO Rev.A/1xRTT and IS-95A/B voice or data and dual band 800/1900 MHz. The handset also features Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi and GPS/aGPS function.

“People have already shown a tremendous initial response to the HTC Touch Diamond for Sprint, and we are pleased to also offer the HTC Touch Pro as another choice to customers”, said Jason Mackenzie, vice president for HTC America. “The HTC Touch Pro is the perfect device for those who demand the ease of use of TouchFLO 3D and the styling of the HTC Touch Diamond, but also crave a more powerful mobile business experience”.



The HTC Touch Pro helps people create the perfect equilibrium between their professional and personal lives in ways that matter most to them. Based on the strong feature set found on the HTC Touch Diamond, the HTC Touch Pro adds a five-row, slide-out QWERTY keyboard for easy data entry, expandable storage capabilities with a microSD card slot (1 GB card included) and a business card scanner application to automatically capture and convert business card information to the contact list using the built-in 3.2 MP camera/camcorder. Not to mention the Windows Mobile 6.1, the OS that allows users to have access to security and device management capabilities demanded by many business customers. “The HTC Touch Pro marks the addition of yet another robust Windows Mobile device for our portofolio and demonstrates our commitment to delivering the best wireless technology today”, said Kevin Packingam, Sprint senior vice president of Product and Technology Development. “Combined with worry-free pricing and exclusive Sprint content, the HTC Touch Pro delivers an unparalleled user experience – all on Sprint’s Now Network”.



Using HTC’s intuitive TouchFLO 3D interface, Sprint customers will be able to directly arrange their favorite contacts, photos, weather and music. On the other hand, the HTC Touch Pro for Sprint provides a mobile Internet experience that uses the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network. Beyond the lightning-fast connectivity, customers can also interact with their device in new ways, meaning they can zoom and pan Web sites and automatically view optimized content that has been specially created to fit the display. Using gravity-sensor technology, turning the device sideways automatically rotates the Web page view from a portrait to landscape view.

Customers purchasing devices at Sprint retail locations can get the most out of their phone by having it personalized just for them before they leave the store. With Ready Now, Sprint retail associates work with new or existing customers to explain, set up and demonstrate the features and applications of their new phone. This program is a first in the industry, as no other wireless company offers a similar customer experience.

The HTC Touch Pro is prices at $299.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement, after a $100 mail-in-rebate and a $25-or-higher data add-on or Everything plan with data. Customers will be able to purchase the device in select national retailers beginning the week of October 26 and in all Sprint sales channels, including online at www.sprint.com, 1-800-Sprint1 and Sprint Stores, on November 2.

(Source Sprint)